Mads Mikkelsen is trying to keep as quiet as possible about his role in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, but he did give away a key tidbit of information during a recent interview.

Spoilers about who Mikkelsen is playing in Rogue One continue below.

Speaking to Sky News, Mikkelsen said, "Felicity [Jones] is playing this lovely young and strong woman. I play her father." He quickly caught himself, adding, "That was too much. I'm sorry."

Watch the full interview below:

Mikkelsen stayed mum about whether Darth Vader will have a role in Rogue One, but he did talk about what drew him to the project, admitting he was "a little scared" when he was first approached to be in the movie.

"I wasn't really sure whether I was wearing a Stormtrooper outfit or anything like that at that point. I wasn't sure if I could fit into that," Mikkelsen said. "I read the script, it was very beautiful."

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Rogue One tells the story of resistance fighters who have united to steal plans to the dreaded Death Star. Directed by Gareth Edwards, it stars Jones, Mikkelsen, Ben Mendelsohn, Donnie Yen, Diego Luna and Forest Whitaker. The Star Wars anthology film hits theaters on December 16, 2016.

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